Here's an email that I got that may be of interest here. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="images/icons/shocked.gif" />

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Divorce Tips: People can snoop in your divorce court
files.....

I am on the road and am dictating this because it because
I read some pretty shocking news from my neck of the woods
here in Florida. (Well if you ever watch any of the tabloid
Television shows you know Florida has all the crackpots.)

So here is what happened and was reported in the
local newspaper....

Seems that local government officials and the county
attorney here in the Tampa, Florida area are engaged in
a battle with a former county employee. The County
attorney then has her paralegal go copy the divorce file.
The County attorney has one of her associate attorneys
reimburse the paralegal with a personal check and then
reimburses the associate attorney with a account that
is off the books...(sounds real fishy)

So where does this sordid little tale leave you if you
are going through a divorce?

Well in almost every state in the Union your court file
and its contents are open to inspection by the public.
Think about all the information that you have included or
been forced to include in your court papers. It can
be pretty scary.

A couple years ago I had some investors call me to
represent them. They actually went and scanned divorce
court files to pick up homes and other property.

Now getting a good deal is one thing but sitting like
a vulture on a power line waiting for you to die is another.
I declined representation of them as I just had a bad, bad
feeling about the whole deal.

So what can you do to protect yourself? Well be careful
about the sordid little details of your life that you
broadcast in court pleadings they can come back to haunt
you. Talk with your attorney and voice your concerns.

You may also be able to have your court filed or sensitive
portions of it sealed. Many states are becoming
sensitive to privacy issues and giving divorce couples
option to protect portions of the court docs.

I hear many of your thinking out loud...."just another
problem from my divorce" and I understand your concerns.

So as always don't hide your head in the sand and be
aware of the dirty tricks that can be played on you...
both before and after your divorce.

A.J. Comparetto
America's Divorce Coach
www.divorceproblems.com

<small>[ July 18, 2003, 04:28 PM: Message edited by: WillGetThruThis ]</small>

something that really bothers me, is I lived a life of no regrets. did nothing to harm anyone.
and soon all my information was open for public
my name phone # bank account# social security#
all pertinent information I ALWAYS protected out for who ever wanted it..even bank accounts.

I think it stinks..I kept my nose clean and minded my own business protected *HIS* name then he drags me through the mud..with his lies and our son lying and trying to take things away.

it is not right people can do this to someone.
I really wish I never married nor met the man.
when I think of the heartache the only good thing to come out of the marriage was my daughter and my youngest son..other then that. I feel like I
have nothing to show for my life which is almost over....and it went by too fast..your right it is open to anyone who goes to the courthouse and they can copy ALL your stuff....
so what difference does any law make..they are worthless..when they do discovery it is all laid open for the world to see what you have, how much you make and then what ever the other says about you true or not..

someone you trusted with your heart and life
stabs you in the back and stomps on your heart.
and makes a wreck out of your life..even if you were innocent and lived a respectable life..
some people tear you to pieces..to make themself look good..or try to make themself appear to look good..

it will all come to light in the judgement when GOD judges it all..and THEN I WILL BE JUSTIFIED..
but then it won't matter because I will be with GOD...and won't care anymore..

please be careful with words..and hearts... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="images/icons/shocked.gif" />

This is so sad. Here we betrayed spouses lived a life of not lieing, and keeping our noses clean. Our spouses drag us with them through the deepest mud. And then after the mud we try to clean ourselves with a sponge cloth, then a bath, and then a shower. And some of the mud won't come off. Because of their lieing deceitful behavior, we are not in the line of fire to whomever wants to prey on us. Well, more thanks to the betrayer. As for my husband, I know he doesn't care. Just more of his uncaring unthoughtful path.

Would be nice to claim a new identity, new ss#, and everything. But then you are just hiding beneath a sheet, and soon enough it will create holes, and the real truth will come out. Also, for those of us who have been honest, lieing is difficult to do. Not easy, to lie, cause you can't keep the details straight.

SADEYES - know exactly how you feel. Am going to look into the above line, and see what I can do to protect myself from my x-wayward spouse.